FNUS73 KMPX 041333
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR VERMILLION RIVER 35A...MN DNR- WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
833 AM CDT MON MAY 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT EASTWARD TODAY ALLOWING SOUTHERLY
WINDS TO RETURN TO THE PLANNING FORECAST AREA. LIGHT WINDS WILL BEGIN
EAST THIS MORNING...THEN SOUTHEAST...BEFORE BECOMING CLOSE TO DUE
SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON. SPEEDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH
GUSTS TO 20 MPH LIKELY IN WESTERN MINNESOTA. HUMIDITIES WILL DROP
TO 25 TO 35 PERCENT FROM WESTERN WISCONSIN TO WESTERN MINNESOTA.
RAIN CHANCES WILL BEGIN TONIGHT DUE TO AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE
AND PERSIST FOR MUCH OF THIS WEEK DUE TO AN UNSETTLED WEATHER
PATTERN. NO HEAVY RAINS ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME HOWEVER. THE
MOST LIKELY WINDOWS OF TIME FOR RAIN ARE LATE TONIGHT AND THEN
AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTICULARLY IN SOUTHERN MINNESOTA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........61 AT IGNITION...MAX 72.
RH..................33 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 6 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH
                    5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1300-29500) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (103900-105000).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7700-9400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............52     61     67     71     72     70
RH..............45     33     28     27     29     32
20 FT WIND......E 4    SE 5   S 8    S 9    S 8    S 8
20 FT WIND GUST.5             15     15     15     15
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 50
                    PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 52.
RH..................MAX 77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (89200-109800) DECREASING TO POOR
                    (3500-10400).
MIXING HEIGHT.......9200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 16 TO 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RICHARDSON
REQUESTED BY...JAMIE GANGAWARE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090504.VERMI.01/MPX